title: Orally administered IFN-alpha acts alone and in synergistic combination with intraperitoneally administered IFN-gamma to exert an antitumor effect against B16 melanoma in mice.
abstract: Administration of interferons (IFN) via the intranasal route recently has been shown to exert an antitumor activity against a variety of tumors in mice, including B16 melanoma inoculated intravenously. This study confirms the antitumor activity of orally administered IFN-alpha against B16 melanoma challenge using another route of tumor inoculation, the intraperitoneal route. It further demonstrates that orally administered IFN-alpha can synergistically interact with intraperitoneally administered IFN-gamma but not with intraperitoneally administered IFN-alpha. The results support the interpretation that the oral route may provide an effective alternative or supplement to current methods of IFN administration for the control of malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1019, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masoor
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008136:Longevity / Q000187:drug effects; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma